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Anand Agricultural University, Anand

Anand Agricultural University (AAU) was established in 2004 at Anand with the support of the Government of Gujarat, Act No.(Guj 5 of 2004) dated April 29, 2004. Caved out of the erstwhile Gujarat Agricultural University (GAU), the dream institution of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Dr. K. M. Munshi, the AAU was set up to provide support to the farming community in three facets namely education, research and extension activities in Agriculture, Horticulture Engineering, product Processing and Home Science. At present there seven Colleges, seventeen Research Centers and six Extension Education Institute working in nine districts of Gujarat namely Ahmedabad, Anand, Dahod, Kheda, Panchmahal, Vadodara, Mahisagar, Botad and Chhotaudepur AAU's activities have expanded to span newer commodity sectors such as soil health card, bio-diesel, medicinal plants apart from the mandatory ones like rice, maize, tobacco, vegetable crops, fruit crops, forage crops, animal breeding, nutrition and dairy products etc. the core of AAU's operating philosophy however, continues to create the partnership between the rural people and committed academic as the basic for sustainable rural development. In pursuing its various programmes AAU's overall mission is to promote sustainable growth and economic independence in rural society. AAU aims to do this through education, research and extension education. Thus, AAU works towards the empowerment of the farmers.

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Subject: Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry × End date: 2017 × Start date: 2016 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    EFFECTS OF MULTI-MICRONUTRIENT MIXTURE ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF THE PEARL MILLET (Pennisetum glaucum L.)
    (DEPARTMENT OF SOIL SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY B.A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2017) Kadivala Varisali H.; Dr. V. P. Ramani
    The field experiment was conducted at the Main Forage Research Station, Anand Agricultural University, Anand (Gujarat) during summer season of the year 2017 to study the “Effects of multi-micronutrient mixture on growth, yield and quality of the pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.)”. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design with four replications. The treatment was comprised of T1-control, foliar spray treatments: T2-multi-micronutrient mixture grade-I (general), T3-multi-micronutrient mixture grade-II (for Zn deficiency), T4-multimicronutrient mixture grade-III (for Fe deficiency), T5-multi-micronutrient mixture grade-IV (for Zn & Fe deficiency) and soil application treatments: T6-multimicronutrient mixture grade-V and T7-soil application of micronutrients as per soil test value (STV). The rate of application of different grades for foliar spray was kept 1%. The foliar application was made during crop growth period with three sprays at 15, 30 and 45 DAT (Days after Transplanting) of the crop and the soil application of grade-V was 20 kg ha-1 as basal. The treatments were tested against the standard recommended application of micronutrients (50 kg FeSO4.5H2O ha-1 and 40 kg MnSO4.3H2O ha-1) on soil test value i.e. STV basis and control as well. The soil used for the experiment was alkaline in reaction with low in available N and high in available P2O5 and K2O. With respect to DTPA-micronutrients, Fe and Mn was deficient, while Zn and Cu were sufficient in status.
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    DECONTAMINATION OF PROFENOPHOS, ACEPHATE, TRIAZOPHOS AND ETHION IN GREEN CHILLI, OKRA AND BRINJAL
    (DEPARTMENT OF SOIL SCIENCE & AGRIL. CHEM. B.A.COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2017) Vanee Yadav; Dr.P.G.Shah
    Vegetables are essential and integral part of day - to - day diet of Indian population as it contains most of the essential biochemicals and nutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins, ascorbic acid, carotene, vitamin, iron and traces of other minerals. Green chilli, okra and brinjal are the most commonly consumed vegetables which are cultivated throughout the country. Insect pest infestation is one of the limiting factors in accelerating the yield potential of these vegetables. The major insect pests are fruit and shoot borer, jassids, aphids, leaf miner etc. To combat the insect pests, farmers mainly rely on chemical control.
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    EVALUATION OF SOIL FERTILITY AND UNDERGROUND WATER QUALITY OF KHEDA DISTRICT OF GUJARAT
    (Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry B. A. College of Agriculture Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2017) Vaghela Mahipalsinh B.; Dr. J. K. Parmar
    To evaluate the physical and chemical properties of soils as well as quality of underground (well/tube well) water. The one hundred sixty samples each of underground irrigation water and (0-20 Cm) surface soil samples were collected from cultivated fields of Kheda district
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    EVALUATION OF SOIL FERTILITY AND UNDERGROUND WATER QUALITY OF ANAND DISTRICT OF GUJARAT
    (Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry B. A. College of Agriculture Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2017) Patel Mukesh I.; Dr. M. B. Viradiya
    An attempt has been made in the present study to evaluate the physical and chemical properties and fertility status of soils and quality of underground (well/tube well) water by collecting 160 underground irrigation water samples and 160 surface soil samples from cultivated fields of Anand district.
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    IN VITRO DECONTAMINATION OF ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDES FROM VEGETABLE SAMPLES
    (DEPARTMENT OF SOIL SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2016) Jitendra Kumar Bairwa; Dr. P. G. Shah
    Vegetables are indispensable component of our day to day diet because of their high nutrition value. Green chilli, brinjal, okra and cauliflower are most commonly consumed vegetables which are cultivated throughout the country. The crop losses/damage due to insect, fungus, bacteria, weed etc. have been recorded as high as 60 – 70 %. The damage caused by various insect pests are fruit and shoot borer, jassids, aphids, leaf miner etc. In order to protect the crops from such pest damage, farmers predominantly rely on chemical pesticides.
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    EFFECT OF EDTA ON PHYTOEXTRACTION OF Pb BY SUNFLOWER (Helianthus annuus L.)
    (DEPARTMENT OF SOIL SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2016) Nayee Pranav J.; Dr. G. J. Mistry
    The study entitled, “Effect of EDTA on Phytoextraction of Pb by sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)” was undertaken by conducting a micro-plot experiment and an incubation study entitled “Effect of EDTA on release pattern of Lead (Pb) under lab condition” in the net house of Micronutrient Research Project (ICAR), Anand Agricultural University, Anand (Gujarat) during kharif season of the year 2015.
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    IN VITRO DECONTAMINATION OF ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDES FROM VEGETABLE SAMPLES
    (AAU, Anand, 2016) JITENDRA KUMAR BAIRWA; Dr. P. G. Shah
    Vegetables are indispensable component of our day to day diet because of their high nutrition value. Green chilli, brinjal, okra and cauliflower are most commonly consumed vegetables which are cultivated throughout the country. The crop losses/damage due to insect, fungus, bacteria, weed etc. have been recorded as high as 60 – 70 %. The damage caused by various insect pests are fruit and shoot borer, jassids, aphids, leaf miner etc. In order to protect the crops from such pest damage, farmers predominantly rely on chemical pesticides. Profenophos (O-4-bromo-2-chlorophenyl O-ethyl S-propyl phosphorohioate), triazophos (O, O-diethyl-O-1-phenyl-1H-1, 2, 4-triazol-3-yl phosphorothioate), ethion (O,O,O′,O′-tetraethyl S,S′-methylene bis (phosphorodithioate) and acephate (O, S-dimethyl-acetyl-phosphoramido-thioate) are broad spectrum insecticides from organophosphate group having novel mode of action. All the four II insecticides are contact and widely used in India as well as other countries. Nonetheless, profenophos, triazophos, ethion and acephate are yet to be registered on chilli (except ethion), brinjal, okra and cauliflower in India. Though, there is no label claim for profenophos, triazophos, ethion and acephate on green chilli (except ethion), brinjal, okra and cauliflower in India, monitoring of pesticides residues in fruits and vegetables has revealed presence of these insecticides. In spite of various awareness programmes carried out by the State Govt. and SAUs for farming community, situation is not improved and therefore only way out is to get rid of pesticides by developing effective, economical and household processes of decontamination. Therefore, the present study was taken up. A study entitled ''In vitro decontamination of organophosphate pesticides from vegetable samples” was proposed to know the decontamination of profenophos, triazophos, ethion and acephate from vegetable samples under laboratory conditions with the following objectives. 1) To study the recovery of profenophos, triazophos, ethion and acephate from brinjal fruits as representative matrice. 2) To study decontamination of organophosphate pesticides by different household processing methods (washing, dipping, cooking and ozone treatment) in green chilli, okra, brinjal and cauliflower. III 3) To study the effect of household treatments (washing, dipping, cooking and ozone treatment) on micronutrient contents (Fe, Mn, Cu & Zn) in vegetable samples (green chilli, okra, brinjal and cauliflower). The experiment was carried out at All India Network Project on Pesticide Residues, ICAR, Unit-9, Anand Agricultural University, Anand (Gujarat) during 2015 - 2016. Fresh vegetable fruits viz., brinjal, okra, green chilli and cauliflower, collected from control plots were treated with four organophosphate pesticides viz., triazophos, profenophos, ethion and acephate. Vegetables were dipped in 0.05 % mixture of four pesticides for 15 minutes and after uniform fortification vegetables were allowed to dry overnight at room temperature. The vegetables were then divided into eight equal lots and were subjected to different decontamination processes like dipping (in tap water, 2 % brine solution, ozonised water and 2 % KMnO4 solution), washing with running tap water and cooking (pressure cooker and microwave oven). Residues of profenophos, triazophos, ethion and acephate were estimated by a validated Gas Liquid Chromatography – Flam Photometric Detector (GLC-FPD) method and micronutrient analysis were estimated by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). Decontamination of profenophos, triazophos, ethion and acephate form green chilli fruits was in the range of 33.82 – 58.58, 30.15 – 56.50, 32.08 – 64.23 and 21.14 – 45.95 %, respectively. Treatment T1 (dipping in 2 % KMnO4 solution for 10 min) for chilli fruits was observed IV significantly superior to rest of the treatments to decontaminate all the four pesticides in the range of 45.95 - 64.23 %. Treatment T7 (ozone treatment for 15 min) was observed the next best treatment for reduction of pesticide residues of profenophos, triazophos and ethion in the range 42.08 – 49.56 %, whereas T2 (dipping in 2 % brine solution for 10 min) was next best treatment for reduction of acephate residues upto 35.11 %. Decontamination of profenophos, triazophos, ethion and acephate form brinjal fruits was observed in the range of 17.18 – 58.67, 12.55 – 64.92, 3.54 – 53.83 and 29.67 – 98.17 %, respectively. Treatment T5 (cooking in pressure cooker for 15 min) was observed significantly superior over rest of the treatments to decontaminate of all the four pesticides in the range of 53.83 – 98.17 %. Treatment T3 (washing with running tap water for 10 min) was the next best treatment for reduction of pesticide residues of profenophos, triazophos, ethion and acephate in the range 52.37 – 63.79 %. Decontamination of profenophos, triazophos, ethion and acephate form okra fruits was observed in the range of 17.97 – 58.68, 14.53 – 60.91, 16.91 – 61.85 and 14.81 – 70.92 %, respectively. Treatment T3 (washing with running tap water for 10 min) was observed significantly superior to rest of the treatments to decontaminate profenophos, triazophos and ethion in range of 58.68 – 61.85 %. The cooking in pressure cooker for 15 min was observed significantly superior for reduction of acephate residues upto 70.92 %. Treatment T4 V (dipping in tap water for 10 min) was the next best treatment for reduction of profenophos and ethion residues upto 46.47 – 49.41 % and T7 (ozone treatment for 15 min) was the next best treatment for reduction of triazophos and acephate in the range 55.34 – 59.26 %. Decontamination of profenophos, triazophos, ethion and acephate form cauliflower heads was observed in the range of 16.91 – 66.11, 32.39 – 78.06, 26.91 – 52.20 and 14.19 – 75.76 %, respectively. Treatment T5 (cooking in pressure cooker for 15 min) was observed significantly superior to the rest of the treatments to decontaminate of profenophos, triazophos and ethion in range 52.20 – 78.06 %. Treatment T4 (dipping in tap water for 10 min) was observed next best treatment for reduction of pesticide residues of profenophos, triazophos and ethion in the range 42.01 – 47.22 %. Whereas T7 (ozone treatment for 15 min) was the next best treatment for reduction of acephate upto 27.73 %. Decontamination of acephate was considerably higher with cooking in pressure cooker for 15 min in brinjal, okra and cauliflower fruits. Cooking in pressure cooker for 15 min caused maximum degradation of micronutrient contents (Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn).
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    EFFECT OF EDTA ON PHYTOEXTRACTION OF Pb BY SUNFLOWER (Helianthus annuus L.)
    (Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2016) Pranav J. Nayee; Dr. G. J. Mistry
    The study entitled, “Effect of EDTA on Phytoextraction of Pb by sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)” was undertaken by conducting a micro-plot experiment and an incubation study entitled “Effect of EDTA on release pattern of Lead (Pb) under lab condition” in the net house of Micronutrient Research Project (ICAR), Anand Agricultural University, Anand (Gujarat) during kharif season of the year 2015.
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    Effect of Nickel and Azospirillum on Nitrogen Utilization and Yield of Kharif Maize Grown on Loamy Sand Soil
    (Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2016) RAHUL SHANKARBHAI KHARADI; Dr. V. P. Ramani
    The microplot experiment was conducted at the Micronutrient Research Project (ICAR) experimental site, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand (Gujarat) during kharif 2015 to study the “Effect of Nickel and Azospirillum on Nitrogen Utilization and Yield of Kharif Maize Grown on Loamy Sand Soil”. An incubation study on “Retention and release pattern of Ni and its effect on N availability in absence of plant” was also carried out simultaneously. Both the experiments were laid out in a Factorial Completely Randomized Design (FCRD), main study comprising of ten treatment combinations